Chuck Hawks selects 12 key rifle cartridges to cover all hunting situations. . to hunt all species of game, from the tiniest to the largest, everywhere in the world. . Starting with the smallest and least powerful cartridge, Philip and I agreed that it .

May 4, 2011 . The right caliber is the one that you can comfortably handle. . thumb is generally to use the largest caliber gun you can comfortably handle. . One gun in one caliber may often have to fit the needs of everyone in the household. . hoping you could lead me to - that is a table chart showing exactly what the .

Jul 24, 2013 . For example, in the chart below compare two .45 ACP rounds from the same manufacturer. . But, choose the largest caliber, the heaviest bullet, and gun with the optimal . Interesting that the smallest caliber was a 380?

Such a powerful rifle is best reserved for thick-skinned game. . solid (non- expanding) bullets are still used on the largest animals in this class. . The smallest animals, like tree squirrels and cottontail rabbits. are best taken with rifles . At the other end of the power scale are the big bore "elephant guns" chambered for .

The satisfaction of harvesting a trophy buck with a smaller caliber rifle with 15 foot . the scope of that sleek little rifle at the biggest buck I had ever seen in the wild. . The chart below clearly defines the advantages of smaller calibers for older .

Jun 12, 2012 . For those that are new to air guns, caliber refers to the approximate internal . As the smallest pellet of the available calibers, the .177 can be fired at the . This caliber is primarily used for hunting the largest varmints, such as .

Aug 15, 2009 . I was looking for a new rifle that I could make 600+ plus yard shots with. . Check the ballistic charts for the different calibers and decide what you want . I would think throat erosion would be the biggest problem with a .

Generally speaking, caliber refers to the size of the bullet a gun will fire, and also usually refers specifically to the bullet's diameter or to the . Sometimes caliber is measured on the imperial scale, by decimal fractions of inches. . Buckshot ranges in size from the smallest, No. 4 (.24 inches), to the largest, 000 (.36 inches ).

A rifle takes its name from the rifling, or spiral grooves cut on the inside of the barrel. . #9 is generally the smallest used for hunting game birds or shooting clay targets. Larger sizes are used for larger game and longer ranges, and the largest . If you were to chart the pressure in a firearm's barrel during firing, what you'd .

Our prototype rifle is delivering 1/2-MOA or better accuracy with Berger bullets and H335 powder. Velocity is 3750 fps . You'll find the data in the chart below. . If you plan to keep the fur, you want the smallest possible hole or damage to it.

Custom 52s in .224 caliber are offered by the benchrest bullet-makers, such as . Chart based on max velocities (by bullet type) in Sierra Bullets' Load Manual . Both brands are good bullets and I've shot some of my smallest groups with them. . That kind of speed is attainable with the largest .30 caliber chamberings, but .

With a wider stream, a shotgun is like using a can of spray paint if a rifle is like using a felt-tip pen. . The largest shotgun is a 4-gauge. The .410 shotgun, the smallest, is an exception to the rule: It's actually a .410-caliber -- it has a .41-inch .

Jun 4, 2012 . However, I get the feeling that this chart is somewhat deceptive with its results. . There's also not much difference between centerfire rifle and shotgun . a revolver may be ok if that was the biggest round the person could .

We'll start with the largest of the bunch, more conventional pistols, which are still portable enough to be hidden . Probably the smallest gun on record - . A French rifle, model 1874  Gras fully functional at 1/4 scale, along with its bayonet:.

Feb 10, 2006 . The new kid on the block is the .50 Magnum by legendary gun . of the alphabet, " J " being the smallest and now " X " as the biggest. Below is a comparison of the different frame sizes, the guns are in scale to each other.

Contrary to popular belief, large-caliber handguns actually have less recoil than . and then tied together into a knot, essentially, presumably on a very small scale, if it hit a person . Cue the smallest boy extracting the largest gun from his belt.

The 9mm isn't the largest bullet, but it is large enough to give decent . This is another good reason to consider a 9mm caliber gun as your first concealed carry gun. . You can see from the chart above that the M&P Shield is thinner than the . Kel tech PF9 which is a full 9mm and the smallest width of any pistol in its class.

Jul 17, 2012 . The mouse gun calibers (.22, .25, and .32), while easy to carry, have a very high failure rate as compared to . Go back and take a look at the chart again. . The biggest bullet does not always mean the better performance.

A crazed male entered the apartment brandishing a handgun yelling, "Give it up, . These are probably the two calibers I see most often on the autopsy table. . very strange things to a sight picture, so you'll want to go for the biggest thing .

Picture and description of Handgun Ammo types. . In 1887 the Stevens Arms Co . developed the .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge, which used the . One reason for the rounds success is that it is the largest practical cartridge that can be easily .

He was tenured as General Manager of one of the country's largest gun stores and . which we all know from the Choosing a Rifle Scope Article means "minute of angle", and . The smallest dot currently available is one MOA which can be found in . When buying a red dot, remember that if you have a gun that will put all its .

I really thought I knew how to sight-in a deer rifle, or any rifle for that matter. . From smallest to largest the calibers are: 1).223 Remington, 2) .243 Winchester, . business called C.A.B. Designs that produces standard and custom wind charts.

Feb 10, 2006 . The new kid on the block is the .50 Magnum by legendary gun . of the alphabet, " J " being the smallest and now " X " as the biggest. Below is a comparison of the different frame sizes, the guns are in scale to each other.

Contrary to popular belief, large-caliber handguns actually have less recoil than . and then tied together into a knot, essentially, presumably on a very small scale, if it hit a person . Cue the smallest boy extracting the largest gun from his belt.

Picture and description of Handgun Ammo types. . In 1887 the Stevens Arms Co . developed the .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge, which used the . One reason for the rounds success is that it is the largest practical cartridge that can be easily .

Jul 17, 2012 . The mouse gun calibers (.22, .25, and .32), while easy to carry, have a very high failure rate as compared to . Go back and take a look at the chart again. . The biggest bullet does not always mean the better performance.

I really thought I knew how to sight-in a deer rifle, or any rifle for that matter. . From smallest to largest the calibers are: 1).223 Remington, 2) .243 Winchester, . business called C.A.B. Designs that produces standard and custom wind charts.

The 9mm isn't the largest bullet, but it is large enough to give decent . This is another good reason to consider a 9mm caliber gun as your first concealed carry gun. . You can see from the chart above that the M&P Shield is thinner than the . Kel tech PF9 which is a full 9mm and the smallest width of any pistol in its class.

A crazed male entered the apartment brandishing a handgun yelling, "Give it up, . These are probably the two calibers I see most often on the autopsy table. . very strange things to a sight picture, so you'll want to go for the biggest thing .

He was tenured as General Manager of one of the country's largest gun stores and . which we all know from the Choosing a Rifle Scope Article means "minute of angle", and . The smallest dot currently available is one MOA which can be found in . When buying a red dot, remember that if you have a gun that will put all its .

I really thought I knew how to sight-in a deer rifle, or any rifle for that matter. . From smallest to largest the calibers are: 1).223 Remington, 2) .243 Winchester, . business called C.A.B. Designs that produces standard and custom wind charts.

He was tenured as General Manager of one of the country's largest gun stores and . which we all know from the Choosing a Rifle Scope Article means "minute of angle", and . The smallest dot currently available is one MOA which can be found in . When buying a red dot, remember that if you have a gun that will put all its .

A crazed male entered the apartment brandishing a handgun yelling, "Give it up, . These are probably the two calibers I see most often on the autopsy table. . very strange things to a sight picture, so you'll want to go for the biggest thing .

The 9mm isn't the largest bullet, but it is large enough to give decent . This is another good reason to consider a 9mm caliber gun as your first concealed carry gun. . You can see from the chart above that the M&P Shield is thinner than the . Kel tech PF9 which is a full 9mm and the smallest width of any pistol in its class.

Feb 10, 2006 . The new kid on the block is the .50 Magnum by legendary gun . of the alphabet, " J " being the smallest and now " X " as the biggest. Below is a comparison of the different frame sizes, the guns are in scale to each other.

Picture and description of Handgun Ammo types. . In 1887 the Stevens Arms Co . developed the .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge, which used the . One reason for the rounds success is that it is the largest practical cartridge that can be easily .

Contrary to popular belief, large-caliber handguns actually have less recoil than . and then tied together into a knot, essentially, presumably on a very small scale, if it hit a person . Cue the smallest boy extracting the largest gun from his belt.

Jul 17, 2012 . The mouse gun calibers (.22, .25, and .32), while easy to carry, have a very high failure rate as compared to . Go back and take a look at the chart again. . The biggest bullet does not always mean the better performance.

A crazed male entered the apartment brandishing a handgun yelling, "Give it up, . These are probably the two calibers I see most often on the autopsy table. . very strange things to a sight picture, so you'll want to go for the biggest thing .

Picture and description of Handgun Ammo types. . In 1887 the Stevens Arms Co . developed the .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge, which used the . One reason for the rounds success is that it is the largest practical cartridge that can be easily .